Human Interaction With The Environment

Examples of how human have interacted with change with the environment through the ages.Human Interaction With The Environment Early ManPaleolithic era-The Paleolithic era, meaning "Old Stone AgeHunters and gathers-the men hunted and the women gathered things such as berry'sTechnology- the technology was tools and weapons for food

Farmers and City DwellersDomesticate-taming animals and plants such as oxen's, horses, and grape vines.Slash and Burn Farming- cut trees and then burn them to clear the landIrrigation- making water where you want it to go such as irrigation ditches

MesopotamiaTrade- the people who lived in Mesopotamia needed to trade with neighboring countries in order to acquire the resources they needed to live. Clay Tablets- clay and a stylus(writing utensil) to write withBronze- tin and copper mixed together and makes bronze, good for weapons

EgyptPapyrus- plant that was used for writing the Egyptians would strip the papyrus and layer it to make paperRosetta stone- write on rosette stone with hieroglyphs Hieroglyphs- pictures that would tell a story (a type of writing that the Egyptians would use)

GreeceFarmers- with out farmers there will be no foodCultural Borrowing- the process by which a culture takes ideas from other culturesAcropolis- a fort built on top of a hill

RomeRoad- way on land between two places Concrete- is a composite construction material composed primarily of aggregate, cement and water Aqueducts- is a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water